OPINION 4 ARTS 5 SPORTS 7 Death squad murders Tom Wolfe says he's what literature needs 'M' basketball team beats B.U. by 8 pts. do1e fvdiigau:4 zfiy Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. C, No. 58 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Tuesday, November 28, 1989 r Millions workers PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia (AP) - Mil- lions of people ignored government pleas and joined a nationwide general strike yesterday in the largest and most dramatic demonstration so far for democracy and an end to Communist Party rule. "We don't want you anymore!" a flag-wav- ing crowd of 200,000 roared in a thunderous chant that echoed off the 19th-century build- ings surrounding downtown Wenceslas Square. It was the I1th straight day of massive protest in Czechoslovakia. Huge crowds of workers also poured into the streets of Bratislava, the east Slovak industrial center of Kosice, the mining center of Ostrava on the Polish border, and in Usti nad Labem, the heart of industrial north- ern Bohemia. The showing was a resounding victory for the opposition, which had called the two-hour strike a refer- endum on the Communists' 40-year monopoly on power. Communist leaders' frantic at- E tempts to avert the strike failed as workers joined the pro-democracy movement started by students, artists and intellectuals. Shaken leaders continued to make new concessions to the opposition: The party's Central Commit- tee dumped three more hard-liners from the ruling Politburo, the sec- ond major leadership reshuffle in three days. The Czech and Slovak min- istries of culture announced they had A worker lifted most forms of press censor- on top of ship. of Czech strike * The Central Committee approved an in- quiry by a parliamentary commission into a November 17 rally in which riot police clubbed hundreds of peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators. Deputy premier Jaromir Zak said on state-run TV that after long discussion it was decided to drop the article enshrining the lead- ing role of the Communists in the constitution from a new draft of the document. "Every po- litical party has the right to a leading role as See STRIKES, Page 2 i JOSE JUAREZ/Daily Michigan running back Tony Boles, seen here carrying the ball against Wisconsin, will have reconstructive knee surgery in the near future and will be unable to play in the Rose Bowl, January 1, against the University of Southern California lq T Adr1 Dottin and Diebolt to return for r Boles Rose Bowl by Adam Schrager Daily Football Writer For the first time in the 1989 football season, Michigan tailback Tony Boles has found something he cannot outrun: the doctor's knife. The junior, who runs the 40-meter dash in 4.3 seconds, will. have reconstructive knee surgery done on his right knee in the near future and will miss not only the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl, but also the Wolverines Spring Practice in March. According to head coach Bo Schembechler, the target date for Boles' return is Aug. 1, 1990. "His injury is severe enough to operate right away," Schembechler said at his weekly luncheon yesterday. "It's disap- pointing because at the time of his injury, he was developing into the most exciting back in the nation." Following his season performance of 839 rushing yards and an average of nearly 6.5 yards per carry, Boles was named to the Football News' second-team All-America. Boles scored 11 touchdowns this season and scored on a 91-yard run against Indiana and an 85-yard kickoff return against Purdue. "When you consider how well Michigan did without Tony Boles, that's saying something," said Ohio State coach John Cooper after Saturday's game. "He is a terrific back and it's a shame he is hurt." The injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee occurred two weeks ago against Minnesota. As Boles was run- ning out-of-bounds after a 19-yard carry, his knee buckled as he was hit by a Gopher defensive back. "I don't know whether he can get his speed back or not," Schembechler said. "From a coaching standpoint, he was becoming a beautiful thing to watch. He was a guy who kept getting better and better." The surgery date is undecided because the Wolverine football staff is worried about ruining Boles' academic semester. Schembechler added that Boles' rehab- ilitation schedule will be determined when he has the surgery. "He would have to be operated on even if he wasn't going to play football again," Schembechler said. "He has to make a commitment, an unbelievable commitment to rehabilitation. A successful operation is due to a good attitude toward rehabili- tation." Boles was named the Wolverine Offensive Player-of-the-Year for his per- formances running, receiving, and return- ing. "He is an extremely dangerous back that can score any time he touches the ball," said Minnesota linebacker John Leverenz after the Gophers were beaten by the Wol- verines. "He is so fast. I've never seen anyone catch him." It is this speed that Schembechler be- lieves will enable him to move Boles to the flanker position if his knee doesn't seem capable of handling the continuous hits a running back takes. Last season, Boles was the fourth leading rusher in the NCAA totalling over See BOLES, page 8 r from the CDK factories in Prague raise flags a factory building. Hungarian referendum offers planning time t BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The ruling Socialist Party conceded defeat yesterday in a national referendum that would postpone presi- dential elections and give the fledgling opposi- tion more time to organize and field a candi- date. It was the first free election in more than four decades, and the first since the Commu- nists dissolved their party, renamed it the So- cialist Party and opened the way for free multi- party elections. 0 0pposition Final results were not expected until today, but the presidential candidate of the ruling So- cialist Party said voters Sunday had approved the referendum backed by opposition parties. "We can be certain that the number of 'yes' votes was higher than the 'no' votes," said Imre Pozsgay, the popular Socialist candidate. An opposition victory would mean that a new democratic Parliament, to be chosen by June, will elect the president. If voters had re- See HUNGARY, Page 2 MSA elections will test Coalition power 'U, Kickoff y Josh Mitnick Daily MSA Reporter Daily News Analysis Tomorrow's Michigan Student Assembly elections mark the third straight term in which the Conservative Coalition has sponsored a major slate to contend for assembly seats. With the party's ascendency over MSA elections 189 the past year, the Coalition has transformed an assembly which was once a stronghold for campus liberals to a partisan body which is ivided over most issues. After two Conservative Coalition candidates captured assembly seats last fall, the party seized a major foothold in the spring elections when Engineering junior Aaron Williams captured the presidency and six other candidates joined MSA . Last spring, with more liberal and moderate students splitting their votes between three other major parties - United Students, Student Power, and Student Choice - Williams was able to win with only a 31 percent plurality. Williams and his party centered their campaign around the issue of keeping student funds on campus. They specifically opposed MSA funding of observer delegations to Central America and the West Bank. See MSA, Page 2 sale angers retai~lers by Noelle Vance Daily Government Reporter Students may be thrilled to receive 50 percent dis- counts on Apple computers at the University's annual fall Computer Kickoff, but the sale leaves local com- puter distributors furious. Frustrated with the University for contracting with Apple Computer Inc., the distributors are joining other Michigan retailers to back a state bill which would pro- hibit universities from selling products at discount rates. House Bill 4546, sponsored by Rep. Margaret O'Conner (R-Ann Arbor), would prohibit state universi- ties and colleges from selling retail goods "at a substan- tially lower price than the general market." The issue has surfaced in the last few years as uni- versities have increasingly made special contracts with manufacturers to allow students to purchase their prod- ucts without going through a retailer. The University of Michigan has such a contract with Apple Computer Inc. Apple sells a certain number of computers to the University at wholesale prices. Stu- dents, faculty and staff members can then purchase them at cost (plus a shipping and handling price). Defenders of the University's computer sale say it is one way the University can help students cut the cost of eAtinicion Live liver transplant makes U.S. CHICAGO (AP) - A mother trying to save her daughter's life by participating in the nation's first liv- ing-donor liver transplant showed no "signs of doubt" before the historic operation yesterday, a hosDital history More than 700 babies a year in the United States need liver trans- plants, and as many as half die for lack of a donor. Alyssa suffers form an often fatal li.rn rl:nr-..n2 lnr hla rm - at.n :- yA